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Best pubs in Dublin › John Fallon's "The Capstan Bar"

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#25 of 29 best pubs in Dublin · Liberties · D08 NP52

John Fallon's "The Capstan Bar"

★ 4.5 (1,434 Google reviews)

Best for an unmodernised interior and Victorian snug in the Liberties.

It's on 2 of the 10 Dublin pub lists we read. That makes it #25 on our best pubs in Dublin.

Traditional
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Crowd—see below

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What the guides say

“"It's got all the old features; it's got the Victorian snug as well.”

BBC Travel (#4) ↗

“…this centuries-old street-corner pub in the shadow of St Patrick’s Cathedral pours some of the city’s finest Guinness…”

Condé Nast Traveller ↗

Why it's on the list

  • On 2 of 10 lists (BBC Travel (#4), Condé Nast Traveller)
  • Google 4.5★ from 1,434 reviews
  • Score 4 = 2 × 2 lists + 0 Reddit

A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.

When it's busy

Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.

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